Competition

Synonyms for pelt

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineCompetition

attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

Pelt the speaker with questions.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

pepper

Same sentence, swapped: Pepper the speaker with questions.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for pelt as it is used in the sentence above.

stream
counterattack
occupy

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repelverbdrivecause to move back by force or influenceRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line undueadjectiveexcessivebeyond normal limitsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line zapverbnukestrike at with firepower or bombsRidgeline bestadjective, verbbetterwiser or more advantageous and hence advisableFoothills2 senses betverbplaystake on the outcome of an issueFoothillsHas a reason line blockverbjaminterfere with or prevent the reception of signalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line undecidedadjectiveopennot brought to a conclusionRidgeline underadjectivenetherlocated below or beneath something elseRidgeline

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